Swift River : a novel
Book |
Simon & Schuster,
New York :
2024.
- 5 of 5 Copies Available at Libraries in Niagara Cooperative
- 1 current hold with 5 total copies.
| Branch | Call Number | Location | Holdable? | Status |
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| Fonthill | FIC Chamb 2024 | Fiction | Copy hold / Volume hold | Available |
| Grimsby | Fic Cha | Fiction | Copy hold / Volume hold | Available |
| Port Colborne | FIC CHAMB | Fiction | Copy hold / Volume hold | Available |
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About
It's the summer of 1987 in Swift River, and Diamond Newberry is learning how to drive. Ever since her Pop disappeared seven years ago, she and her mother hitchhike everywhere they go. But that's not the only reason Diamond stands out: she's teased relentlessly about her weight, and since Pop's been gone, she is the only Black person in all of Swift River. This summer, Ma is determined to declare Pop legally dead so that they can collect his life insurance money, get their house back from the bank, and finally move on. But when Diamond receives a letter from a relative she's never met, key elements of Pop's life are uncovered, and she is introduced to two generations of African American Newberry women, whose lives span the 20th century and reveal a much larger picture of prejudice and abandonment, of love and devotion. As pieces of their shared past become clearer, Diamond gains a sense of her place in the world and in her family. But how will what she's learned of the past change her future?
Details
- ISBN: 9781668027912
- Physical Description: 294 pages ; 24 cm
- Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2024.
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General Note:
"Read with Jenna" -- front cover.